Combined arch-support and ankle-straightener.



M. HIRSHFIELD.

COMBINED ARCH SUPPORT AND ANKLE STRAIGHTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12, 1912.

1,053,600. Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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Support and Ankle-Stratiglxtene construct an arch Bream ii consume aztciz-surroar-mn device which. in use, performs the double function of support-in" what .areknownas the falling arches straightening anlihs having a tenderilcfiio; turn inwardly. ';'l. 1 1

The primary object of the in\'ention isto support and ankle straightener which may be cheaply manufactured and which shall bethoroughly eliicientin operation. ,Two embodiments of the invention are shown in the accompanying drawing-where- Figure l is'a top plan view of the preferred form of the device; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof on line 2-2 of Fig.

1; Fig. 3 is a-transveise section on the line '3-3, of Fig. 1; Fig. 4: 1s arlongitudinal sec;

.tional view of a -.modified form of the inention; and Fig. 5 18 a transverse section on the line 5 5 of Fig. l. Referring by reference characters to the drawing and particularly to Figsl 1' to 3 thereof, '10 designates a sole plate madeof' tough pliant material such as leather, the

. sole plate being designer to lie adjacent the sole-of the foot of the user. This sole-plate adapted to lie under the arch of.th'e foot,

is curved upwardlyfrom the heel portion'a' to the highest point] of the curve which is- "and from the point I) the plate curves some of the Lying under and .serves as the yi .=upwardly curving -tioii of, supporting {neat-roll and straighteningJtheaiikle. {Iligeh'e'hal configuration of l th e plate be ingisoinewl at; elliptical and hay ngijal. 1 extension llflwhich curves tension l 0{ overlying inewhat beyond the extenthe foot .of ;tlie user t,l ie'.lat teri- The iplate ll xtension -11 rigid base plate 12 of suitei-ally in-'-the'sai'n" ii1aniier as the'sole plate,

the. two plates beingsecured together preferably by a like-at or -n'ear tlieball end'of the device and by a. single rivet 13 at or near the heel end of the device. At the forward end the plate 11 is secured to both the sole plate and base plate'by one of the series of .threerivets l3, but at its reaizend the plate 11, which is substantially shorter than either of the plates 10 and 12, is secured to the; plate 10, only, by a rivet 14 or other suitable fastening means:

-Itflwill be notedfrom Fig. 1 that the plate 11-,- which has been described as being substantially elliptical inform, is provided dotted lines in Fig.

of theinvention the I 'se'riesbfthree rivets 13 or the near each end of the ellipse with a plurality ofperforations' l1, the perforations being" symmetrically arranged. Irithe illustration of Fig. 1 the plate 11 is-assumedto be used in connectionwith'a shoe for the right foot, But. one perforation. ll. is visible (Fig. 1) at either erid of the plate 11, theother perforation -at'-each end being engagedby one jwhat abruptly downwardly at 1, toward the I In use the device is placed a shoe or other article of footwear with the portion a under he heel .r, the'foot, tli'e'portion ,6

under the'arcli and the portion a under. the

ball. 'T-he bpdypport-ion of theiplate, 11

eldingarch support while the -rigid portion 11* presses against themner side of'tlie ugh and thus ankles having a'tepdency turn inwardly is used or toward each other. Owing to the fact that at one end the plate 11 is fastened to the sole plate 10 only, a yielding connection is established whereby the plate 11 has suflicient play to permit it to adjust itself-to the position best suited to the shape otthe foot of the wearer.-

In the modified form of the invention the rigid plate 12 is omitted and a single plate as an arch support and ankle. straightener. Referring to Figs. 4 and 5, the numeral 10 designates 'the sole plate having the lateral upwardly curving extension 10. Underlying the sole plate 10 and secured thereto by rivets 13 is a single arch support and ankle straightening plate 11 having the lateral upwardly curving extension ll which is covered and slightly over-- lapped by the extension 10 of the sole late 10. The general curvature of the moc ified form of the device is exactly like that of the preferred form and its functi .1, when in use, is also the same.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let- 25 ters Patent is 1-- In a device of the character descr1bed', the combination with a sole plate curved to con- 7 form substantially tothe normal shapgii' "E the sole of a human foot, said plate haviiig a lateral upwardly curved extension, of "in? rigid base platesecured at two ends to said sole plate, an intermediate plate shorter than said sole plate and conforminggner: ally in curvature thereto, said intermediate plate being oi yielding material having a. lateral upwardly curving extension of rigid.= material, and means whereby said interme-. diate plate is secured at one end to both said other plates and at its opposite end is 40 secured only to said sole plate; In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MORRIS HIRSHFIELD.

'Witnesses:

CLAmssa'FR-ANcK, O'rro MUNK. 

